'Governor' in the Bible
And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah: For out of thee shall come forth a governor, Who shall be shepherd of my people Israel.
and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pilate the governor.
Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
And he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.
But the governor answered and said unto them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered unto him the whole band.
And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and rid you of care.
This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.
and delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
and he bade them provide beasts, that they might set Paul thereon, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix, greeting.
and they, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with certain elders, and with an orator, one Tertullus; and they informed the governor against Paul.
And when the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, Paul answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I cheerfully make my defense:
And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes in order to take me: